Very full of protein Can eat 4 hot boiled eggs in one sitting Eat in the dark and savor the duck soup Great with your favorite beer Dont be scared to try one or 2 Great eating with friends after a long tiring work day read more

Just ask for the small chick for both chicken and duck balut. If you prefer small chick. They also have penoy. Both the mother and daughter are amazing. They'll even teach you how to cook them right. Came in early morning, no line. Few parking spots in front of the small and clean store. This is the place to get the best balut. read more

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Beware!!! we came here to buy Balut a few times and we had bad experience the Balut not taste good not fresh its old and smelly. This happened few times already. We ask for small chick she gave us big chick and old eggs. This store is scammer! The eggs are really bad sharing this experience with other potential buyers. read more

So disappointed. The guy scammed me. I told him I want young n small balut. He gave me fully developed duck balut. It look scary n waste of my money. Should be honest to your bussiness. read more

Balut Pateros - Duck balut. The guy scam me. I told him I want young and small ones. He gave me the big one. Look scary. It wasting my money. - Specialty Food Near Me - Westminster, California

Are you truly Asian if you've never had balut? There are only a few places in OC that sells balut and this is my go to spot for some. I got some for the family since I know some of them enjoy it. We paid about $13 for 6 duck eggs. For $1.75 extra you can get some rau ram to eat along side with your eggs as well. The eggs turned out to be pretty good. They weren't too old or young and were full of flavor. This is a grab and go type of spot. Parking isn't great since it's super tight and not a lot but you can usually get a spot since no one stays around long. read more

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I've had this Balut shop bookmarked forever. Finally came to pick up some Balut after lunch 2.19.24 They didn't have any more chicken Balut available. Man associate said they'll have chicken balut eggs in 2 weeks. So we were only having the option of Duck Balut eggs for $ 2.29 each. He asked if we wanted young ones. And we preferred the young eggs. bought a dozen count. The duck balut was perfect. The bones weren't fully developed hard. They sell the vegetable herb that is enjoyed with balut here for almost $ 2 a bunch. Also a drinking water shop too along w freshly squeeze sugar cane juice. Parking is really minimal here and it's in the area of warehouse business like. I'll definitely be back here to get my balut fix. read more

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Duck balut $2.29 each / chicken balut Do note a communication barrier here , the elder gentleman speaks very limited English. Parking spaces limited , people here don't linger. So wait a little for an empty spot . Unfortunately we came late in the afternoon and the chicken balut is sold out . He has mostly the pinoy balut (I recall from different places explanation , no embryo just the yolk only. ) We didn't buy anything this time . Next trip stop here first thing in the morning before running my other errands . read more

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I ordered medium baluts but they gave me some rotten eggs or some are very old baluts that you don't see the yolks anymore. I ended up throwing them in the trash. They knew the eggs are not good but still selling them. Their phone number on Yelp isn't working anymore. read more

The baluts were good. The size of the ducks were not too big which I prefer. I also got chicken baluts. I haven't had those for awhile and it was also tasty. read more

They had what we needed, but customer service was really bad. I needed fresh duck eggs and all my usual grocery options were out. I went in with a photo from Yelp showing they carried fresh duck eggs so I could be sure I was asking for the right thing since I didn't want balut. The woman assumed I was haggling for price from a picture from 4 years ago, I didn't mention price, I just pointed at the photo and asked if they had these fresh duck eggs. She got mad about the price in the photo then ignored me and refused to answer any questions. I had to ask another customer to ask her where I could find them - he spoke Vietnamese and she told him that the price was old - and I told him, I didn't care about the price, I just needed the fresh duck eggs and no balut, and then he showed me. The raw duck eggs are not labeled and don't come in any branded packaging so I wanted to be absolutely sure I wasn't purchasing balut or another kind of poultry egg (which was the point of me bringing in the photo in the first place.) The duck eggs were fine - only one with a cracked shell in the flat that I bought which was not worth me going back and nagging over even though they were around $1 per egg. The eggs are unwashed but have been refrigerated, so you need to clean and refrigerate them yourself. Two stars for actually having fresh duck eggs in stock. Minus 3 stars for a really bad customer experience. read more

So I'm no balut expert - a friend told me about this place since we wanted some new experiences during COVID. It was our first time trying balut. I'm not Vietnamese so I think there was a little bit of a language barrier with the man working at the counter. He's a bit older with limited English skills, but enough for us to interact. We asked for 6 young duck baluts. Two of these ended up being old ones with crunchy bones. Maybe it's bad luck? I don't know. Maybe they just didn't know which ones were young. I have no clue. Overall, our purchase only included the eggs themselves - there was no salt/pepper mix nor the viet herb that goes along with the balut. We also purchased sugarcane juice that was freshly pressed. That was good. My only other qualm is that the man working here was wearing one set of gloves and would handle cash, pressing the juice, picking eggs, etc. He attempted to wash the gloves with soap and water but the gloves were never fully dried. read more

The eggs here are good. It's a little less than $2 each egg. The man working spoke mostly Vietnamese, there will be a language barrier for those who don't speak Vietnamese. My only qualm with the place is they don't let you pick which eggs you want. I personally like picking them myself. The eggs were good but a little too mature as there were tiny bones...you could eat it but i prefer not having that texture. But just ask for small ones and they'll be good! read more

Freshness. Best Balut, I ever tasted just go there and try it! You will amaze how this Balut taste so good.

It is not a dine in balut place. You will have to go and order the eggs and bring home to cook. Very fresh eggs!

The best Duck Eggs I know and will probably only place I go too. The man in the front is straight forward. The price is what it is. There's no negotiating. You can buy how many eggs you want. The shop is pretty same and thank goodness it's just a in and out trip. No need to stay any longer then need be. Beware: Homeless guy laying near by. Smells like urine and other stuff. He's harmless. Parking is tiny and tight. Like I said.. go in and go out. read more

Anyone who wants to buy Balut this is your place. I went in to show a friend of what the place looks like. They offer regular non-fertilized eggs such as chicken eggs, ducks eggs, quail eggs, and today never seen them before goose eggs. I marvel at them because they are lovely to look at. Great place if you're looking for balut. read more

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Sort of hard to find. Many different varieties of eggs. Of course, I'm not the most schooled in the reading and writing of the Vietnamese language and picked up a tray of hot vit vua (which in my head thought translated to "eggs of duck, medium size) and was informed by the man at the counter that "vua" is not hot vit lon/balut. I then picked up a tray of "small size" balut which was $19 for 20 eggs and throw in some fresh basil for another $1, which brought the total to an even $20 in cash. Some lady behind me tried to order while I was ordering and the man behind the counter firmly put up his hand to her while I stammered through broken Vietnamese. Psssh, talk to the hand lady, because Balut Pateros man is all about customer service and I was first! I then brought the tray to my boyfriend's house and his grandparents and I feasted on balut for the evening. Good quality of eggs. No complaints from Lolo, Lola, or me. Relatively hassle-free balut purchasing experience, parking is a nightmare as this is a small street. The store is located across from Final Touch bakery. I think the prices were reasonable. read more

TOOT IT & BALUT IT!!!!! Okay, so the man at the front desk doesn't have the best customer service.. but come on, give him a break. He's an OLD school Vietnamese guy selling eggs for a living for god's sake. You can take the man out of Vietnam, but you can't take the Vietnam out of him :P read more

I love balut and only gets them from here. I've been its customer for over 10 years, but today was not a good day. The price went up from $24 to $29 for 20 eggs, which I didn't mind because it seems like everything else went up these days. The store clearly had a visa/MasterCard sign, but the man demanded cash only and said it's the beginning of the month and he has to pay his employees. I've been here and paid with a credit card before with no problem about two months ago, as long as the old man with the hat isn't working. This is false advertisement to me, bad business. Sad to say, last time here for me and now I have a find a new place for my spontaneous craving :( read more

I think this place is also Long An. Large selection of fresh eggs: goose, chicken, duck, quail. The balut are $1 each or 20 for $19. The shop incubates and keeps track of the eggs age so you can choose the size of the duck. Even "Ope-meh" style in which the duck is about to form. The eggs are pricier than what the markets charge, but if you're picky about how old you want your duck fetus, then this place is good and they are warm and fresh. Personally i don't really trust the super market balut to be super fresh. Anyway, got 20 duck eggs for $19, and a small bunch of the rau ram for free. Usually during the warm seasons, they'll give you a free bundle. They sell sugar cane juice too. I got it once, nothing special. read more

Am I alone on this one? I prefer Hot Vit Lon Long An more than this place. We bought the chicken balut eggs here and asked for salt and pepper and the herb that goes with it. The old guy that was helping us told us that they don't have any salt and pepper. Well, after explaining that we are just visiting the area and are staying in a hotel, he gave us a little prepackaged container of salt and pepper!!! WTF?! I hate it when people lies to me. Apparently they do have little containers of salt and pepper that they selectively give to customers! Oh, and the herb isn't free like Long An's, it's 50 cents more. Oh, even worst. I was expecting the balut to be amazing because the place is kinda like a warehouse/retail- ish place specializing in balut. Well, I took it home and the chicken embryos in the balut were HUGE!! I am not exaggerating, I usually like to eat baluts that have bigger embryos. These have feathers and big, HARD bones. I had to pick out the bones from my teeth. I've never had balut so "grown". I bet it would have hatched soon. Wasn't a very good experience. read more

Can't complain about a place that gives you exactly what you're looking for! All I needed was a 14-day old duck balut and 14-day old duck balut is what I got! read more

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This is my third time got lied to by this young seller. I asked for older baluts, 18 to 21 days old. Instead of being honest that he didn't have them, he lied. When got home, I got young eggs. He apologized when my friends complained for my experience, saying sometimes he got confused but 3 times in a row?? The older gentleman was always honest, telling me what he had available or not. Be careful with this young man, a lier, saying BS just to make a sale. read more

My favorite place for Balut. I come here anytime I'm in the area and craving Balut. The best tasting Balut that I've ever had I got from here. Also, most places charge an extra $0.75 for a little bit Vietnamese coriander to go along with your order, but not this place. I bought 10 balut and they threw a bunch in there for free. I got so much coriander from this place, we had to make Goi Tom (Vietnamese Shrimp Salad) to finish it all up! read more